Lay parquet flooring from the hallway into the room

Hello,

I would like to move my finished parquet from the hallway into the rooms or from the rooms into the hallway.
The floor will be glued, and I would saw/cut the expansion joint afterward.

My main focus is the continuous appearance from the hallway into the rooms and the cross-grain pattern.

My problem/question now is, where is the best place to start laying it? In the hallway or in the room?
Can I click the groove onto the tongue and also the tongue onto the groove with click finished parquet?

I would appreciate tips and advice.

To be honest, I wouldn’t do it that way. The screed moves and the individual rooms will be heated differently, and even just due to varying sunlight exposure, the individual screed areas can move. A cork expansion joint might help here.

Otherwise, I would start in children’s room 1 and work my way from our right side of the closet towards the window. The groove must always be facing down. A connection is not possible the other way around. As soon as you reach the door edge, it gets difficult. You may have to make quite a few lengthwise cuts, a wall may not be 100% plumb, or the plaster on a wall may be applied thicker. The longest strip in the door area goes from one side of the house to the opposite side. Especially when gluing, you have a relatively short laying time and it usually doesn’t fit just when the glue starts to form a skin.

Do you already have experience in laying parquet and gluing? Otherwise, start in a small room first to gain experience.

I wouldn't do it that way. If you start at the cabinet side in K1, it can happen that you have to cut a narrow strip on the window side. I would rather have that on the cabinet side, where it isn't visible anyway because of the cabinet.

I would also want a full plank at the stair landing and not, in the worst case, a 1cm strip...

I have a full-surface installation on the entire upper floor without an expansion joint (the parquet is glued) with different temperatures in the individual rooms. Nothing happens! So don't worry about that...

I have a full-surface installation in the entire upstairs without an expansion joint (the parquet is glued) with different temperatures in the individual rooms. Nothing happens at all! So don't worry about that...

I wouldn't leave it at that. You can't infer from your good case to the general public and claim that nothing happens. The standard says that an expansion joint must be included in the floor structure, otherwise problems arise due to different movements. I would give that more weight than a single event. If you want to do without the joint, there are special methods. For this, grooves are made on the edges of the screed joint and special tapes are glued in, which are supposed to absorb the movement. I would recommend that to you as well. A subsequently cut and sealed joint also interrupts the appearance and I would doubt that you can exactly match the continuation of the expansion joint in the screed. So either without a joint, but with a system, or with a joint and cork strips as already written by . Best regards, Jann

I would not leave it like that. You cannot generalize to the public because of your fortunate case and claim that nothing happens. The standard states that an expansion joint must be included in the floor construction, as otherwise problems arise due to different movements. I would give that more weight than a single occurrence.

Not a single occurrence. Many parquet installers do it that way and guarantee the installation. Sometimes the stupid practice simply does not adhere to DIN standards. With a new underfloor heating system with flow temperatures that no longer exceed 30 degrees in the deep winter, nothing noticeable expands anymore.

Yes, it is done that way and a warranty is also given for it, but then there are glue or bandages over the joints that can absorb that, and the craftsmen also know what they are doing. I have described a way above how it can be technically done correctly. But it is then actually not just simply laid through.